Monday/Wednesday Assignments/Activities

Monday: 

Amy Burbee will visit and discuss Cooperative Work Experiences (CWE), Career, and Personality.

I will not be in class, but will return on Wednesday.

Consider these questions as you take notes and hear from Amy:  

How might a CWE help build social capital?

What work or intern experiences might you enter as you think about your Career Path?

Brookings Report: Relationships, Who You Know and Social Capital

ED Surge: Student Success

Wednesday:

1. We will reflect on Amy's presentation in our notebooks and discuss Social Capital.

2.  We will do some Identity Mapping.

3. Please watch: The Danger of a Single Story in preparation for class.

4. We will start discuss the concept of the Single Story as it pertains to our own lives and identities.  

5. Please read: 

Beyond Race Cultural Influences on Human Social Life-please read pp. 1-6; from Module 1, Culture and Meaning to Theoretical Perspectives of Culture.  Here is the link: Beyond Race

6. I will post questions related to both the Video and the reading from Beyond Race.